On my way home today, I came across this scene:
A perfect visual representation of the market value of a liberal arts degree in the 21st century.
He’s waiting for a society that values wisdom to stop by and buy a book. He’ll be asleep for a very long time.
We built a world where you can buy a soul-searching memoir for the price of a coffee, yet we still can't afford to give the seller a bed.
Aaah, I should stop putting these in @realBitcoinDog's territory and have them in photo instead!!
#1477604
bruh pay for both and cross post!
You don’t see people like this very often anymore. In the last town I lived in, right on the seafront promenade, there was a lady sitting with a table and some books 📚
The first time I went over, I asked the price of a children’s book for my daughter, and I was surprised by her reply.
--"Take it, if you promise to return it when you’ve finished it".-- I was simply stunned.
Before I moved to another city, I was able to return the book and get two more, which I also returned once I’d finished them.
It was surprising and truly enriching to think about the lady’s work.
During our first chat, she told me: